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When you make a move, a complete inventory of your goods is crucial. Having a thorough inventory of all the items that are being loaded into the moving truck facilitates recovery for lost or damaged items, after the move is over. It is essential that items are listed, and any defects in their condition are noted.

Not all movers take this task seriously. In fact, some movers,are more interested in making the buck then in rendering good service, and they find fairly consistent ways to neglect this responsibility. If this is happening, it is up to the consumer, who is shipping his items to remind the driver about his job, because if anything happens to any of those items, you won’t get any compensation from the insurance agency unless the items in question are on the inventory list.

How exactly do scam movers avoid completing this required moving task? Read through this report, which appears on the web site of an important anti moving scam organization

“Next day 3 guys showed up with a rental truck from Enterprise without any uniform etc. Without carefully noting the inventory started loading everything on truck. We were surprised and started asking as why they are not putting inventory numbers on each items. To pacify us, the driver Dan did put the inventory stickers on most items which got loaded in front of us. Then I noticed that he put a large roll of inventory stickers in his pockets. Not sure why. I had made a careful inventory myself for my records which saved me.”

The victim of this scam wasn’t sure why the rouge mover put the wad of stickers back in his pocket. However, people who have observed and investigated scam companies known why. Until they load your belongings on their truck, they will make a semblance of responsibility. Once you’re loaded up, or mostly loaded up, they know longer care what you think. Because if at any moment you try and back out of the contract, they will just drive away with your goods, and you won’t see them again until you pay up. When the truck finally arrived at the destination, there was heavy damage to some of the items. If this householder is able to collect insurance at all, it will be due to the inventory list that she made, of what was missing.

This type of shoddy attention to responsibility has been observed universally among moving scam artists.. One reviewer at movingscam.com put it this way:

“I’ve reviewed several sets of paperwork from scam movers over the past 5 years. Regardless of the language skills of the driver, just about every single one of them marks everything PBO, and Scratched/Dented on every piece of furniture. Some don’t even pay attention and write PBO next to every item on the list, including sofas and dressers. A recent customer I talked to about his paperwork said he’s bought completely new furniture 3 months prior to the move – quality stuff – yet it was all marred in some way, according to the movers.

PBO stand for “packed by owner.” This is an important designation because most moving companies, and all scam movers, have fine print in their contract saying they won’t insure items packed by the owner. Furthermore, if an item is described as dented or marred in some way, it becomes progressively harder to collect insurance, even if the item suffers real damage in route.

One way to avoid the dangers presented by scam moving companies is to use a container company for shipping, and a packing service for packing. Container companies will drop off large steel containers at your house. You fill them up, lock them, hold on to the key, and the container company will transport them to the new location. No one ever touches your belongings. Now hire a packing company to pack and load the containers with their expertise.

Consider using an honest packing company such as Packing Service Inc., the name to trust in the Packing Service Industry. Packing service is dedicated to fighting moving scams They will provide you with a packing and moving cost estimate They have experience working with containers, and can save you the most money while protecting all your belongings. Packing Service Inc. only hires men with a minimum of one year experience in the packing and or moving industry. And with a growing number of affiliates, chances are Packing Service can be there to unload your goods at the destination.